Unit Test 10

Answer all thirty questions. There is one mark per question.

Language

1 All these sentences are conditionals. Write the verb in brackets in the correct form.

1    I ____________(see) you later if you decide to come.

2    She ______________(buy) it if she had the money.

3    They __________________(not/go) if they’d have known it was going to be so long.

4    If there hadn’t been those early risk-takers, this company _____________(not/be) here now.

5    Will they invest if the price ____________ (come) down?

6    Would people use solar power if government’s ________________ (encourage) them financially?

7    I wonder if they _______________ (cut) carbon emissions if they could see the current
situation.

8    If we ______________ (not/be) so reliant on oil now, we wouldn’t have to pay such high prices
for it.

9    More wind power would be used if it ________ (b) more efficient.

Vocabulary

2 Complete each sentence with one word from A and one from B.

                                                 A

                   renewable / energy / oil / global / fossil / solar / nuclear

                                                 B

                fuels / energies / warming / plants / fields / consumption / power

10  Some of the largest ____________ _____________ are in the Middle East but the world can’t rely
on them forever.

12  They are planning to build three more ____________ _____________ but the local people are
likely to protest.

13  We know that ____________ _____________ is a reality because the polar ice-caps are melting.

14  ____________ _____________ such as wind, hydro-electric and nuclear are the only solution as I
see it.

15  Using the ____________ _____________ of the sun is a straight forward option in many countries.

16  If we continue using up ____________ _____________ such as coal, gas and petroleum at this
speed we won’t have any left in fifty years time.

17  Asking households to cut their ____________ _____________ is one way to help but large industry
is the real target.

3 Delete the word that cannot take the underlined prefix.

18  im partial, patient, profitable

19  in valid, plausible, significant

20  ir responsible, regular, renewable

21  non correct, negotiable, existent

22  un sustainable, economical, relative

23  il lawful, legal, literate

24  dis satisfied, loyal, reasonable

Career skills

4 Match the questions 25-30 to the responses a-f. Write your answers here.

25___  26___  27___  28___  29___  30___

25  Are things going well?

26  How was it?

27  What seems to be holding things up?

28  Any idea what the problem is?

29  What’s the best way to fix this?

30  Is everything going smoothly?

      a There’s still no sign of the parts.

      b Not that good, actually.

      c No. I wish I knew.

      d Yes, it couldn’t be better.

      e Get someone on to it fast.

      f Yes, it’s working out just as we thought.